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Modernization
Tech innovation outpaces government's desire to change
Google's dispute with Interior is just a symptom of a much larger problem: The government still resists change, writes Chris Bronk.
People
IT spending: When bad news is good news
Improved access to federal spending data bodes well for IT decision-making, writes FCW columnist Chris Bronk.
Cybersecurity
Federal cyber strategy gets modestly clearer
The memo that gives DHS the lead role on government cybersecurity answered some questions but raised others, writes Chris Bronk.
Modernization
How smart should the smart grid be?
Updating the electrical grid makes sense, but there are still a few bugs to work out, writes FCW columnist Chris Bronk.
Digital Government
Top leaders are realizing that, when it comes to IT security, ignorance is costly
Effective cybersecurity requires approaches that look at vulnerability and risk through the dual lenses of technology and policy, writes commentator Chris Bronk.
Modernization
3 simple truths about the cloud
Like all good marketing campaigns, the cloud is more of a concept than a reality, writes Chris Bronk.
People
Coming to terms with FaceSpace
The defining question for any CIO today is whether they allow their employees to access the latest, greatest hits of Web 2.0.
Digital Government
Tear down self-imposed, bureaucratic hurdles to trust
If the Justice Department's new information-sharing tool works, law enforcement agencies will be able to solve cases ranging from electronic fraud to terrorism, writes Chris Bronk.
Modernization
Making the cloud work: The federation connection
For Google Wave or any other mega-sharing, browser-based application to work for government, agencies must resolve the issue of trust, writes Chris Bronk.
Modernization
Google Wave could crush the competition
Google Wave has the potential to be a uniquely valuable piece of software that can connect any enterprise that uses Web browsers, writes Chris Bronk.
People
The 'browser mafia' must lead the IT revolution
Consensus on strategy is fleeting, but most recognize that IT is a catalyst for fundamental change, writes FCW columnist Chris Bronk.
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Cybersecurity
Marines' social-media ban is bad for morale
Rather than telling troops to get off Twitter and Facebook, the military should educate them about security.
Modernization
Computing is a service
Federal agencies don't need the headache of maintaining all that hardware and software. E-mail has become standardized and the delivery has been commoditized. The lesson: Get rid of your Exchange servers.
Modernization
Creative destruction at work
Netbook computers can tell you a lot about where information technology is headed in the not-too-distant future. The days of big system, multiyear efforts to design and build new government IT applications are largely behind us.
